Sarakasi‘s vision cannot exist in isolation. We have therefore maintained existing networks and partnerships and continue to build new ones with sister organizations whose visions connect with ours. This networking has continued to expand our knowledge and broaden our horizon by offering our artistes, staff and trainers valuable exchange of information, skills and funds. Among the most active current partnerships include:


Mundial Productions:
www.mundialproductions.nl

With its numerous exchange programs, Mundial Productions continues to offer our artistes and trainers vast opportunities to meet other artistes and trainers and trade ideas and skills.

Over the past ten years Mundial Productions has been co-operating with many organizations in Africa, Latin America and Asia who are active in the field of Culture and Development. Mundial Productions has developed ongoing partner relations with eleven of these organizations in order to support artist and artist groups in developing countries and to inform a Dutch audience about international co-operation and the contribution of culture to realizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s).

In September 2006 Mundial Productions received an approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Development Co-operation to execute the Mundial on Tour program 2007-2010. This program entails artistic and institutional support for artists and artist groups in developing countries and organizations who work in the field of culture and development.

The Mundial on Tour program started officially with a partner meeting in Nairobi in January 2007. As an immediate result of the meeting the global network United Cultures for Development was created. The objective of the global network is to advocate internationally for the power of culture and for its important contribution to development.


Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI)
www.jmi.net

JMI is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 with the mission to "enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries". With a vast array of activities, JMI has established four priority activity fields: Young Musicians, Young Audiences, Youth Empowerment and Youth Orchestras & Ensembles.
With member organizations currently in 45 countries and contact organizations in another 35, JMI is a global network providing opportunities for young people to engage with music. The JMI network reaches over 5 million young people aged 13-30 per year through some 36,000 activities, which embrace all styles of music, and coordinates cross-border exchange opportunities on the international level.

JMI places empowerment, with its emphasis on social inclusion and cohesion, at its core. For over 60 years, JMI has been 'Making a Difference through Music', using the power of music to bridge across social, geographical, racial and economic divides and creating a platform for intercultural dialogue.

Dubbelleuk Foundation
www.dubbelleuk.nl

Dubbelleuk is a Dutch foundation created by young parents who, as professional volunteers try to add some extra value to society. Established in 2000, the foundation consists of various types of people from different walks of life: a manager, a theatre consultant, a visual artist, a communication manager and a lawyer. Dubbelleuk literally means "double fun".

Each year Dubbelleuk organizes a theatre event in the Netherlands for thousands of socially deprived children (i.e. children of drug parents, abused children, orphans). Our philosophy is to offer them an enjoyable and inspirational afternoon of high quality theatre, music and dance alongside free food and drinks. The event is sponsored by companies and private persons who provide donations in the form of cash or supplies.

What makes this afternoon "double fun" is the fact that it functions both as a unique Dutch event and for vulnerable children abroad.


Umoja Cultural Flying Carpet
www.umojacfc.com

Umoja - Cultural Flying Carpet "South" - is a collaborative development program and involves the participation of 11 cultural institutions from four different countries: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Norway. Carpet "East" includes Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Norway. Umoja cultural flying carpet is a program working for peace and development of society through international cultural collaboration. The Flying carpet brings artists of these cultural institutions together so that they can create together.

Umoja cultural flying carpet aims to develop a worldwide network of programs, institutions and individuals.